And there's also the fact that this isn't Earth, where real estate can be bought anywhere. This is space, which I believe the UN has essentially cut off to most national and commercial ventures. Hopefully the ISS won't become extra office space and a theme park for extra-terrestrial-bound companies.
Since when does NASA overrule the UN?
Also, could someone please enlighten me as to the rules the UN has set on space.
If another form of software similar to Napster comes along, will there be a lawsuit against that software developer, too? Or do you hope that this one will set an example to other programmers?
I'll tell you what people want. People want to be addicted to cancer sticks.People want to die of heart disease from eating too many whoppers in their short lives.People want their braincells to be killed off one by one by the washing machine (writer's note: I call TV the brainwashing machine). Oh, yeah. Capitalism caters to the needs of the people. Just as Hitler appealed to the needs of Germany. Who the hell would need Win2000 if it won't be eventually forced upon them by Gates?
Speaking of exoskeletons and Heinlein, I'm sure many of you are familiar with Starship Troopers (the book, not that horrid film!). In it are the gorilla suits, exoskeletons which eliminate the "heavy clothing" problem by simply making every muscle movement you make ten times more powerful.
The one issue that has not been addressed more concretely, surprisingly, is the social implicatons of the internet going into the third world.
For example, back in the seventies and eighties, all video in the USSR was made by the state. A black market for good movies emerged, mostly consisting of Western (American) entertainment. The people of the Soviet Union realized that Americans had a much better life than they had, with luxury minivans, mansions, GE refridgeraters, etc. This factor can be attributed to the fall of the USSR.
Now, consider a "Balkanized" nation (as another poster defined it). With third world world nation X believing that it is better than Western nation Y, they stay happy with that thought. But then, the internet comes into play.
People now realize, that, hey, they got shafted when God was giving out all the goods in this world, and they want the newfound luxuries.
Now, this should inspire them to industrialize and such, but I have a different theory.
Considering that one percent of the world's population controls about 80% of the world's wealth, it doesn't seem that those under the scale of the social ladder will be recieving their fare share anytime soon. They might revert to unorthodox methods.
Revolutionary methods.
I theorize sometimes that this communications revolutions will lead to many social and political revolutions, much as the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century gave rise to worker's unions and worker's rights.
My only advice now would be to get out of the line of fire before the shit hits the fan, because the most privilaged people in the world are going to be the first to hit the wall once the revolution comes.
I know, Apple stopped producing it years ago, but there are still a lot of people who still own them, including yours truly. Someone should start making some more software for it, and set up some tech support (mine was a paperweight for two years before I got it to work again!). It is by far the best of all of the portables, and could have gone further had it not been cancelled by Apple.
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What, you're girlfriend isn't into that sort of stuff? OR, would you rather cheat on her on another planet? It looks like you should settle your fidelity issues before you even begin your, er, 'training.'
Not to be a dick or anything but I have this vague recollection that Henry Ford copied the idea of the assembly line from the gun industry. One of the few things I learned from shop class, sorry. I'm from the tool and die capital of the world, Meadville. So sue me.
Now, personally, my choice is no one that made any real impact on the world, although some historians may argue that he in part brought upon the Bolshevic Revolution. Others compare him to the devil himself, or the rebel saint. No, the real reason I choose him is for the man himself, Grigori Rasputin. This man had powers and influence far beyond what most mortals had. He could heal over the telegraph, send chills down your spine from across the room, and held the Russian monarchy in the palm of his hand. His sex life was also one that would take quite some time to fully explain. When word of his powers reached the Kremlin, he was called upon by the Tsarina to save her son, dieing of hemophilia. After a miraculous recovery, Rasputin was accepted as a member of the royal family. His influence on the Tsar was great. However, in his life, he developed many enemies, but he wouldn't go down without a fight. They (certain members of he royal family) poisoned him, shot him, and drowned him, and he still wouldn't die until he was hung. Weeks before his death, he prophecized that if he were to die soon, that Tsar Nicholas II's rule would crumble. Soon after, in 1917, the Reds raided the Kremlin. Once again, I say this man had powers far beyond those of simple mortals. He has been my inspiration ever since.
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Does anyone know if there will be a protest in the Carnegie-Mellon U area (Pittsburgh)?
This is bad for /., right?
Entirely. As long as it hasn't been sold before, anything can be patented.
You should see some of the ideas I have....HAMBURGER EARMUFFS! YAAAYYY!
Oh, yes. I forgot. It's not land, it's a ship. Like office space.
But I doubt the hotel on the moon will ever get off the ground.
And there's also the fact that this isn't Earth, where real estate can be bought anywhere. This is space, which I believe the UN has essentially cut off to most national and commercial ventures. Hopefully the ISS won't become extra office space and a theme park for extra-terrestrial-bound companies.
Since when does NASA overrule the UN?
Also, could someone please enlighten me as to the rules the UN has set on space.
If another form of software similar to Napster comes along, will there be a lawsuit against that software developer, too? Or do you hope that this one will set an example to other programmers?
I'll tell you what people want. People want to be addicted to cancer sticks.People want to die of heart disease from eating too many whoppers in their short lives.People want their braincells to be killed off one by one by the washing machine (writer's note: I call TV the brainwashing machine). Oh, yeah. Capitalism caters to the needs of the people. Just as Hitler appealed to the needs of Germany. Who the hell would need Win2000 if it won't be eventually forced upon them by Gates?
Please, the largest company on earth nowadays treats its workers well.
Not that I'm defending Microsoft in the anti-trust case or anything.
Speaking of exoskeletons and Heinlein, I'm sure many of you are familiar with Starship Troopers (the book, not that horrid film!). In it are the gorilla suits, exoskeletons which eliminate the "heavy clothing" problem by simply making every muscle movement you make ten times more powerful.
For example, back in the seventies and eighties, all video in the USSR was made by the state. A black market for good movies emerged, mostly consisting of Western (American) entertainment. The people of the Soviet Union realized that Americans had a much better life than they had, with luxury minivans, mansions, GE refridgeraters, etc. This factor can be attributed to the fall of the USSR.
Now, consider a "Balkanized" nation (as another poster defined it). With third world world nation X believing that it is better than Western nation Y, they stay happy with that thought. But then, the internet comes into play.
People now realize, that, hey, they got shafted when God was giving out all the goods in this world, and they want the newfound luxuries.
Now, this should inspire them to industrialize and such, but I have a different theory.
Considering that one percent of the world's population controls about 80% of the world's wealth, it doesn't seem that those under the scale of the social ladder will be recieving their fare share anytime soon. They might revert to unorthodox methods.
Revolutionary methods.
I theorize sometimes that this communications revolutions will lead to many social and political revolutions, much as the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century gave rise to worker's unions and worker's rights.
My only advice now would be to get out of the line of fire before the shit hits the fan, because the most privilaged people in the world are going to be the first to hit the wall once the revolution comes.
Now that's my two pfenigs worth
I know, Apple stopped producing it years ago, but there are still a lot of people who still own them, including yours truly. Someone should start making some more software for it, and set up some tech support (mine was a paperweight for two years before I got it to work again!). It is by far the best of all of the portables, and could have gone further had it not been cancelled by Apple.
What the fuck?
We should really get some filters on this site
Why did they wait until now to issue a ransom?
Not to be a dick or anything but I have this vague recollection that Henry Ford copied the idea of the assembly line from the gun industry. One of the few things I learned from shop class, sorry. I'm from the tool and die capital of the world, Meadville. So sue me.